Tag: NT
Former banker jailed for fraud
A bank loans officer who stole thousands of dollars from his employer in Alice Springs has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.[MORE]
Police on the hunt for rare plough
Police are investigating the theft of a historic horse-drawn plough from Arltunga, east of Alice Springs.[MORE]
Macklin must seize control of housing program: MLA
An NT independent politician is appealing for the Federal Government to completely take over a multi-million dollar Aboriginal housing program.[MORE]
Grog bans at sports can work: NT minister
The Northern Territory's Sports Minister says the AFL's decision to ban alcohol at its matches in Central Australia is proof licensing restrictions at the football can work.[MORE]
Tiwi jobs dream dashed by funding knock-back
A plan to create hundreds of jobs on the Tiwi Islands and resurrect the collapsed Great Southern plantations project has been scuttled by a funding knock-back.[MORE]
Waste dump debate a 'health issue'
The Senate committee in charge of the inquiry into the proposed nuclear waste dump is expected to decide today whether to visit Tennant Creek.[MORE]
Mango madness as NT produces huge harvest
Two and a half million trays of mangoes were grown in the Northern Territory during the 2009 season making it the second biggest season on record, the Northern Territory Mango Industry Association says.[MORE]
Company sacked from Indigenous housing program
One of the groups building houses in the NT as part of a multi-million dollar Indigenous housing program has been sacked.[MORE]
Let in boat blast accused, says refugee group
A refugee advocate says three asylum seekers should be allowed to stay in Australia even if they were part of a plan to cause a fatal boat blast.[MORE]
Asylum boat crew transferred to Darwin
Twenty-two Indonesian crewman were flown from Christmas Island to Darwin last night but no asylum seekers have been brought to the mainland.[MORE]
CLP slams 'Clayton's' housing refurbishments
The Country Liberal Senator, Nigel Scullion, says the Northern Territory and Federal Governments have reneged on a promise to properly refurbish remote Indigenous housing.[MORE]
Crooked banker sells all to repay debts
A man has sold all his possessions except his bed trying to repay debts after he stole thousands of dollars from the Commonwealth Bank.[MORE]
Katherine mayor says alcohol restrictions not working
The mayor of Katherine says alcohol restrictions have failed to help her community.[MORE]
Liquidator reveals failed builder's soaring debts
The liquidator of Carey Builders says it will take up to 18 months to sort out the extensive levels of debt the company has built up.[MORE]
Hotel drug bust: accused denied bail
A Melbourne man charged with manufacturing drugs in a Darwin hotel room has been refused bail.[MORE]
New transport plan will cut parking space: council
Darwin's Mitchell Street could soon be free of public buses under a new plan devised by the department of planning and infrastructure.[MORE]
36 hour wait for medical evacuation
NT's aero medical service under fire after a Port Keats woman had to wait on a hospital gurney for 36 hours with a broken leg.[MORE]
Government 'close' to new prison decision
The Northern Territory Corrections Minister says the Government is close to a decision on the location of a new prison in the Top End.[MORE]
Sabotage behind fatal asylum boat blast
The NT coroner says the fatal explosion of the SIEV 36 was a deliberate act of sabotage by three asylum seekers on board the boat. [MORE]
Crocs a constant hazard: Seafood council
The Northern Territory Seafood Council says saltwater crocodiles are an occupational hazard for professional fishermen and workers always need to be cautious.[MORE]
Grasshoppers devour desert gardens
The heavy rains in Central Australia have sparked a plague of grasshoppers in the Alice Springs area.[MORE]
Coroner to release findings into deadly boat blast
The Northern Territory coroner will hand down his findings today into a fatal boat explosion near Ashmore Reef off the north-west coast of Australia.[MORE]
NT fisherman survives crocodile attack
A fisherman attacked by a crocodile in the Top End is being assessed by doctors at Royal Darwin Hospital.[MORE]
Release study on Muckaty: Greens
The Greens have called on the Federal Government to release an anthropological study on a site for a proposed nuclear waste dump in the NT.[MORE]
NT to get 'fair share' of rural doctors
Federal Minister Warren Snowdon says the Northern Territory will get its fair share of doctor trainees under the Government's new plan. [MORE]
